🎙 MON is back with a blockbuster Champions Cup episode as Harlequins deliver the most Harlequins result imaginable — stunning La Rochelle just when the pressure was at its highest — while Munster crash out after a brutal, win-or-bust night in France 🇫🇷
We’re joined by Will Collier, Castres Olympique prop and former Quins & England tighthead, for elite insight into scrummaging, knockout rugby, and life at the sharp end of Europe.
🔴 MAX FOR ENGLAND?
A big push from the MON audience as comments roll in calling for Max to be capped 🏉
• What would it actually take to play for England?
• How realistic is it right now for an England tighthead?
• Contracts, timing, and the ruthless realities of international selection
🔵 BRISTOL BEARS v BORDEAUX BÈGLES
So close, yet so far for Bristol Bears against Bordeaux Bègles.
Plenty of frustration — but plenty of positives as Bristol stayed right in it until the end.
🧠 Round of 16 draw quirks unpacked:
• Bristol head to six-time champions Stade Toulousain
• Sale Sharks travel to Quins
• Northampton Saints host Castres
And yes… Bristol have beaten all three of those English sides this season 👀
🟣 GLASGOW WARRIORS – RYAN GOES FULL POET
Ryan waxes lyrical about Glasgow Warriors, who continue to look like genuine contenders as the Champions Cup sharpens 🔥
🔥 CASTRES v MUNSTER
A true knockout night as Castres silence Thomond Park.
Will Collier takes us inside:
• What it’s like to shut down one of Europe’s great fortresses
• The tension of a one-score game
• The sheer relief when Christian Ambadiang seals it late ⏱️
🔜 Looking ahead: a massive test away at Northampton Saints
🎭 THE BIG RESULT
Harlequins.
La Rochelle.
Knockout rugby.
Cue absolute chaos 🎢
Will Collier revisits Bristanbul, the final, and what it really takes to win when everything is on the line.
🔮 WHAT’S NEXT?
The boys also preview the Round of 16 and pick out the tastiest ties still to come 🍿
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Elite insight. Proper rugby chat.
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